"moral fable," 1550s, from French apologue, from Latin apologus, from Greek apologos, from apo- "off, away from" (see apo-) + logos "speech" (see lecture (n.)). Literally [..]

A moral fable, usually featuring personified animals or inanimate objects which act like people to allow the author to comment on the human condition. Often, the apologue highlights the irrationality [..]

A moral fable, usually featuring animals or inanimate objects which act like human beings in order to shed light on the human condition. Often, the apologue highlights the foolishness of mankind. The beast fable, and the fables of Aesop are examples. Some critics have called Samuel Johnson's Rasselas an apologue rather than a novel because it [..]

(n) a short moral story (often with animal characters)

a short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable (rhetoric) use of fable to persuade the audience

An apologue is a short, moral story meant to teach the reader something. You'll sometimes see talking animals in an apologue, as in George Orwell's Animal Farm.An apologue is similar to a fa [..]